New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-05
'nprACHERS WORTH HEARING
,,, i. : MACARTHUR, OF THE CALVARY
p"' BAPTIST CHURCH.
...U MEMBERS RECEIVE A PRACTICAL SERMON
Nh" rur,p MEI cnME-A CIR WING CONGRE-

G TON.
,c,, Baptist churches in this country Is The
cl,ur,a In west Fifty -scvcnth-s~. OF which
80 d. II. s Macarthur has been pastor oT m"r'
tne .o,.,cn years II was organized IN Novcm
INC ,a,6 In Thrd-st., the Hope Chapel baptist
DOT, ,nS first worsbppcd in the Coliseum. In
,sv It's GrSt building was erected In BROAD
oo,osite Washington place. In 1882 the name
"' .hanssd TO the Broadway BAPTIST Church. Two
"" ,..sr new edifce built in Twenty third ST.,
-, Fhh aud Sixth ayes, and again the name %
,rcb was changed 20 the one by which II has
VI" ,,ogn for over thirty years.
VIZ. rrcscnt building IN West Fifysevcnthst. was
80, N 1858. the property, site and church having
g" o,er 100000 When the new building was dcd-
w. ,ho seating capacity OF the auditorium was
M and that Of the chapel $50. Within year $50
.,,. sirings have been provided by an addition 70
~, church proper. involving expense OF $4,000.
r,.rs are now about LEGO members Ia the church,
-, az extensive has become the parish work that
IA. been found necessary to call associate pas
-, % assist Or. Macarthur. The Rev. Mr.. simons
=, ploomfeld. n. j., has resigned a fouriShng pas
,or,te for that purpose, and will begin lis wora
here.
nr Macarthur has seen his church grow from cl3
MANNERS 10 its present size But not alone In nrrn-
hsrs has II grown, the benevolent offerings IN 1870,
when he became It's pastor, were S4.752. AID w a
single year since then they have been 100000 oe-
,Iass $40 900 for current church expenses. and
800 600 for the building fund single collection in
this church has added 81 900 to the Of mis-
sions Dr. Macarthur Is ono OF the few New ors
pastors who do close their churches in the SUM
mer and his services largely attended He spends
Ms vacations the city, and Is seldom absent from
the city moro than one sunday at time. Beside, his
nuuit and pastoral work he writes a weekly letter
70 a BAPTIST paper in Chicago; no is also ~ the
editors of The Baptist Quarterly and with u c
Rohlnson edited the Calvary Selections of Hymns and
Spiritual songs
PONG ALL TO THE GLORY OF GOD.
Yesterday was Communion Sunday AZ the Caip aTy
Church and about dozen members were welcomed
The sermon practical one, on Doing III 10 'nc
Glory OF Cod the text being, whether. therefore
ye eat or drink, whatsoever We dc, d. all 10 tAo
glory Of Coa7 The following ia summary of 'hc
sermon:
The Bible IS an intensely practical book II l.
longs to all centuries and Cllmes to all forIu o. c.s
sion and culture 1t is a book Of great prime ?les
rather than Of specific rules Our relations WITH men
and things change with every hour; It is therefore
simply impossible for the Bible TO give rules SUI
eeuty numerous and specific TO guide our &C dact by
minute directions amid these changing Relations.
Human lawmakers in the'r efforts to crcumvcnt the
inventive versatility of law breakers have multi
plled laws upon our statute books tina, tho laws ucl
Ing some phases Of crime sfc involved In Amos l
extrcabe confusion. on tho basis Of tie t"Hrt'1;.
Of the great Mahomet a code Of laws numbering 1000
was compiled and We, arose among iA- fol-
lowers If the prophet which did not come within ia"
spvic alton OF the letter OF one Of these laws
The Bible gives broad and fundamental prime ples.
We have the help Of the spirit OF all truth To eha'"
us rightly 10 understand and properly 10 appy these
principles NJ seeker after truth need fan Into 'ipr
ans practical duty. These grand principe, hTN
far-reachug and hesrt-scarching They min5h rs
Viii the spirit rather than inc ie''cr OF Iit. o'
Conduct The inculcation OF iteht spirit Is u"''"t
thu the of right law. The letter MAY 10
oleyeG while tie spirit OF the laW IS eNs"cA We ave-
Commanded TO love God win ali oar he. %Ao 1U4
mel ehbor ourselves arc TO follow lie g'ide"
rule- gwen by Him who spahe "a, never man Srsae
The spirit of ih'e great pr'nc'pios P'ne mo
every possible relation in life; 1t meets thc nsoer
and BIS servant the mistress and her msi II eri-iN
she counting house aid the workshop, u co-NOa5 ."
lawyer and his client the physician and his patent
the pastor and his people Christs Gospc stands iaf
above tbs systems OF morality devised by human Wis
dom. Heatheu mOralSts gave piecepts numerous and
Intricate; Christ gave few great principles o. uni'cF
Tho iexl one of these great laws often found IA
he word OF God II Is exceeding broad u SENDS IT.
iom witch It Is taken the Apostle Paul gives ,0.1c
ules relative to the eating of meats offered I" Idols
10 then sums up his Instructions the slc on,pre
bensi'o s~ of which the text Is the formulation here
re other passages OF Scripture quite similar In ih"aeh
nd cx PRESTON BY the glory OF Cod Lcre We are 70
Understand the honor which Is paid Him by his cGca
res 10 glorify Him therefore, Is TO seek HIS honor
n ali the actions Of our lives. The phrase has many
applications I'm Scripture; bot the fundamental idea =
h. giving of God honor whether IN praise, In prayer
r In a ne of honesty obedience ind purity. No
O gorfy Him in all the Relations Of lfe.
God IS TO lie glOr fed in our strictly religious dulles
mties We may say are for the exp press purpose OF
onorng God. All must admit, however, thai there
he thought is humIatlng in the extreme that
nstead Of preaching Christ crucfed may prach them
sIy. gorfod thai instead of pouring out their hearts
i peniient prsyor they may III them up, Phsriscc
ke in thanks TO God for their many virtues. hellg
10 ug n - 4
means Of securing comfortable living. Religion
a1g .a nS te wS oa
hen they counterfeit religion they commend IL. al
houeb thew condemn themselves for their wan; OF H.
In proportion as churches become financially and
Oc aliy potent factors In Hfe is the temptation TO
neago Ia religion, duties from bad motives strong
ioiIves must be carefully watched benevolent con
rbutiOns rlay be for own glory rather than for
DDS Our charity may cover multitude of sins
another sense than that In which the Apostle
BE- phrase. Self must be crucihcd that God may b
lOrHed Our labor must not be for our own church
our denomination It's inspiring motive those
ave their place, bat Christ must have the first place
Elf must be dcthroned; Christ must be onthroned.
o idol must usurp II y place 10 Hin our supreme /
we be given God forbid that In our religious
ork should glory save In the cross Of our Lord
esus Christ
GLORIFYiNG GOD IN BUSINESS RELATIONS
We are to gorfy God in all business relations.
here is danger that shall make an unwarrantablo /
istiDction between business engagements and our
elglous obligations. They do not belong to different
phcrcs Of duty We too often act as II Sundays and |
hurches belong TO God and weekdays and business
ouses belong to tho world, the flesh and the devil
here Is a sense In which the house which has been
TO God is peculiarly sacred; but there Is
bo a sense In which every o1ioe and store may 10
oIsecraied 70 God Rolig On ~ not for Sundays and
buTcbcs alone religion is iUr weekdays ard business
ouseS we'll Religion sanctifes and giOriies every
slatlOn life II You take your religion INTO
our business you must have very bad business or
very poor religion. We sIl recognize the Importance
what Is known as &" u call for the ministry" the
IAN who refuses heed this call does al his peril
ut II must not he forgotten that every man Is called
some form Of ministry the Kingdom OF our Loro
, The whole duty Of every man every where Is 10
lofiiy Cod the exalted privilege Of every man ID 10
njOy God forever. No man Is excused from this
ress obtgsiiOn because bo refuses to confess Christ
as refusal bot adds his guilt. If you engaged
~ al honost JUS for which you have quaiihca-
..9n, and which you conducting In q religious
'paih you may rest assured that God has called you
llo Thai business. by giving you ability to perform
Vuf work God set you apart to that duty other
oslness may have formally laid their hands
pom your head giving you ordination to that service
ul tacllY lLeu llNeu lLnlr al and God